Secretariat captured the Triple Crown in 1973, arguably cementing a legacy as the best race horse in history. Here are some connections to South Carolina.

Secretariat's record-breaking victory in the 1973 Kentucky Derby remains the gold standard for horse racing.

Secretariat is forever immortalized for a magical 1973 run at the Kentucky Derby where the horse set a still-standing record with an outstanding performance at Churchill Downs ...

"Secretariat has rippling muscles, a coppery chestnut coat, three white stockings, a prophetic white star on his forehead and the bold look of a living legend." ...

Discover the Kentucky Derby winner from your birth year as you explore the Churchill Downs' Wall of Champions around the historic racetrack.

As we approach the 152nd renewal of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, there are many stories celebrating horse racing's most recognizable events. The horse who is widely mentioned ...

Golden Tempo was in dead last. To get trainer Cherie DeVaux the first win ever for a female in that role at the Kentucky Derby, this horse would need some horse. Golden Tempo had it. What a race. What ...

It runs in the family. Twenty horses are set to participate in the Kentucky Derby, and all but one horse, Emerging Market, carries the champion American thoroughbred Secretariat in their bloodline.

Secretariat's family tree includes 663 kids and 19 horses in this year's Kentucky Derby originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Secretariat holds the record as the fastest winner of the Kentucky Derby. But who was the slowest? The story behind the two slowest horses to win.